Erich E. Kunhardt

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Erich E. Kunhardt
Born
Erich E. Kunhardt Grullón

31 May 1949
Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Died4 August 2014 (2014-08-05) (aged 65)
New York, United States
OccupationPhysicist
SpouseChristine Anne Kunhardt

Erich E. Kunhardt Grullon (May 31, 1949 – August 4, 2014) was a

Polytechnic Institute of New York University
and a special advisor to the institute's president.

Biography

Kunhardt was born in

Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, moving to the United States in 1956.[1]
Kunhardt held a Ph.D. in Electrophysics from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and bachelor's and master's degrees from New York University. In 1992, he received an
Polytechnic Provost position until March, 2009, when he returned to full-time research and teaching, and assumed the role of "invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship" advisor to the President and the new Provost.[3]

At Stevens, Kunhardt proposed the concept of Technogenesis, which involves students, faculty and industry in the development and commercialization of new technologies. Kunhardt has worked on numerous research and development projects relating to

Atmospheric Pressure Capillary Discharge Plasma technology he developed at Stevens with Dr. Kurt Becker. He was named a finalist by Discover magazine's Innovation Awards (2001) in the Environmental Category for the development of the PlasmaSol technology for environmental remediation.[2] On December 30, 2005, PlasmaSol was acquired by the Stryker Corporation for $17.5 million.[4]

On June 9, 2009, a symposium was held in Erich Kunhardt's honor.[5]

In 1984, Kunhardt joined the faculty of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University for the first time, as a professor of electrophysics and physics and director of the Weber Research Institute. He arrived from the Texas Tech University, where he had been a professor of electrical engineering and physics and received the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award.[2]

Kunhardt died in New York on August 4, 2014, while he was a professor in the Department of Applied Physics of NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "Erich E. Kunhardt (Consejos Consultivos de la Presidencia para los Dominicanos en el Exterior (Condex))" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ a b c "Erich E. Kunhardt, Poly Alumnus and Former Faculty Member, Appointed as Provost". 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. ^ "President's Announcement: Dianne Rekow Named New Provost; Erich Kunhardt to resume full-time research and faculty role and serve as i²e advisor to the President and Provost". 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  4. ^ "PlasmaSol, Stevens spin-out, acquired for $17.5 million". 2006-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  5. ^ "Symposium in Honor of Erich Kunhardt". 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  6. ^ "The Passing of Erich Kunhardt | NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering". Engineering.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

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